Yilmar Andrés Velásquez Palacios (born 21 August 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Categoría Primera A side Independiente Santa Fe.
In 2019, Velásquez made his debut for Atlético Nacional but did not make any more appearances before moving to Independiente Santa Fe in 2021.[1] However, with Independiente he only started one league game. After not making an impression with either of his first two sides Velasquez made a mark at Deportivo Pereira, initially on loan, in 2022 under Alejandro Restrepo, making 24 appearances and helping the side win the league title.[2] Velasquez was quoted as saying that the improvement in his play was helped both by Restrepo, with whom he has worked previously as a youngster, and an increase his own maturity that made him a better teammate, and better in training.[3]
Velásquez made his debut for the Colombia senior side in a friendly match against the United States on January 28, 2023.[4] He was called up again to the Colombia squad for friendly matches against South Korea and Japan in March 2023. [5]
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